Potato and bean planter



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POTATO AND BEAN PLANTER Filed Feb. 25, 1942 5 Sheets-Sheet l N' 3 I I Inventor 77-!0MA6 WH/TE,

Jan. 25, 1944. T. WHITE POIIATO AND BEAN PLANTER Filed Feb. 25, 1942 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor 72/0/1445 WH/ TE,

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foTATo AND BEAN PLANTER Filed Feb. 25, 1942 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 I 11 um tor 72/0MA5 Me /TE H (am W Z5.

T. WHITE EAN PLANTER Jan. 25, 1944.

POTATO AND B 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Feb. 25, 1942 0 I 1 I W l U 1 77/0MA5 WH/TE,

Jan. 25, 1944. 'r; WHITE POTATO AND BEAN PLANTER 5 Sheets-Sheets Filed Feb. 25. 1942 Inventor THOMAS WHITE,

Patented Jan. 25, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE' which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the deils f construction and Figure l is a side elevational view showing the seed planter mounted in operative position on the planter frame.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken transversely of the axis of the drum.

.Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view through one of the discharge spouts taken substantially on a line 44 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on a line 55 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a sectional view through the control valve for the seed hopper.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view ugh the drum and showing the valve for the seed hopper and taken substantially on a line 11 of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken transversely of the axis of the potato planting drum.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional view through one of the discharge spouts.

Figure 10 is a sectional view taken substantially on a line I 0l 0 of Figure 8.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary sectional view In one side of the 40 ti through one of the discharge spouts taken substantially on a line l|ll of Figure 8, and

. Figure tuating potato planter.

: Referring now to with particular reference to Figures 1 to 7, in-

are mounted.

A lever I2 is the side frame pivotally attached at the meeting ends of the arms l4 and links I5.

Mounted adjacent the lever I2 is a quadrant 2| adapted for engagement by a detent 22 carried by the lever to secure the lever in adjusted position, the manipulation of the raise and lower the drum I8.

and secured on the shaft til, it being understood that the shaft is stary opening 24 controlled by a sliding valve 25 mounted in guides 26 secured to the underside of the hopper, one of the guides having a discharge opening 21 therein offset from the opening 24 plunger 29 disposed immediately above the opening 21, the plunger being enclosed in a housing 30and having a spring 3| positioned therein for projecting the plunger downwardly whereby to force the seed from the opening 28 through the opening 21.

On one end of the valve 25 is a roller 32 adapted to travel in a sectional cam groove 33 secured to the inside of the drum It by means of pins 33' adjustable in slots 33", the rotation of the drum causing a reciprocating action of the valve 25 by reason of the engagement of the roller 32 in the cam groove 33.

Projecting radially from the peripheral edge of the drum is, are a plurality of discharge spouts 34 adapted to pass under the opening 2:

to receive the seed therefrom. In the rear wall of the spout is an opening 35 through which projects an arm 36 having formed thereon a closure 31 adapted to end of the spout. The arm 36 at its junction with the closure'3l is pivoted as at 36' to a wall of the spout. To the outer end of the arm 3% is adjustably secured a stop pin 38 projecting radially ing the drum to limit the opening movement of the closure. The pin 38 also secures one end of a leaf spring 39 which has its free end bearing against the side of the drum to yieldably maintain the closure in a closed position.

As the drum is rotated thespouts ed to penetrate into the ground, as shown in Figure l of the drawings, whereby to form a hole for depositing the seed therein and as the drum travels over the ground the engagement of the spout with the ground serves to rotate the drum in the direction shown by the arrow and as the arms 36 come into engagement with the ground the closures 35 are opene It will also be noted Figure 1 of the drawings that the outer ends of the closure are adapted to dig into the ground in behind the seed so that theseeds are covered in a desired manner.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 8,to 11, inclusive, I have illustrated a drum adapted for planting seed potatoes, the drum being designated at All and is rotatably mounted on the shaft 4! having the trunnions 42 onthe ends thereof for securing in the frame as heretofore explained.

Positioned in the drum and fixedly secured to the stationary shaft 4!,is the hopper t3 having a. discharge opening id in. its bottom adjacent to which is a star wheel 45. secured on a shaft 16 which is operated by a ratchet 41 on the shaft 46 at the outside of the hopperby means of dogs 48 arranged at spaced intervals within the drum and adapted to successively engage and actuate theratchet upon rotation of the drum. The star wheel controls the discharge of the seed potatoes from the hopper singly.

Secured to the hopper 43 and spaced from the inner walls of the drum ts is a pair of spaced guides 49,.forming a potatoes 50 are adapted todrop from the opening 44. Secured tothe' inner walls of the drum M! are a plurality" of pickup arms 5! adapted to travel betweenthe guides 49 and having teeth 52 close the discharge outer inwardly with respect to the drum for engag 3d are adapt from an inspection of trough upon which the seed 6 periphery of the drum closure disposed in opposed relation to the surface of the guides for engaging the seed potatoes as the pickup arms travel along the bottom of the hopper as shown at the right-hand side of Figure 8 of the drawings to carry the potatoes upwardly and out of the guides at one end of the hopper, the guides at the other end of the hopper being provided with an inclined edge 53 adapted to engage the seed potatoes to remove the same from the teeth 52 and guide the potatoes toward the inner walls of the hopper for entering the spout 54 as the drum travels past the section 53 of the guide.

Pivoted to the lower edge of the spout 54 is a 55 adapted to control discharge of the seed potatoes from the spout, the closure being pivoted as at 53 and having an arm 51 extending therefrom with its outer end provided with an adjustable stop pin 58 for engaging the outer to limit the opening movement of the closure. A coil spring 59 is interposed between the arm 51 and the adjacent wall of the drum to yieldably urge the closure into its closed position.

The arms 51 are likewise adapted to engage the ground as the drum rotates to open the closure 55 for depositing the potatoes and the outer ends of the closures are likewise adapted to penetrate the soil and cover the potatoes as heretofore explained.

It is believed the details of construction, manner of operation and advantages of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention what I claim is:

1. A planter comprising a wheeled frame, a drum freely rotatable on the frame, a hopper secured in a stationary position in the drum, said hopper having a discharge opening, a stationary trough beneath the opening, means for discharging seed periodically from the hopper into the trough, a plurality of discharge spouts in the drum, and means carried by the drum for picking up seed from the trough and depositing the same into said spouts.

2. A planter comprising a wheeled frame, a drum freely rotatable on the frame, a hopper secured in a. stationary position in, the drum, hopper having a discharge opening, a stationary trough beneath the opening, meansfor discharge ing seed periodically from the hopper into the trough, a plurality of discharge spouts in the drum, and a plurality of seed pick-up. members projecting radially inwardly of the drum and traveling in the trough for conveying seed from the trough to said spouts.

3. A planter comprising a wheeled frame, a drum freely rotatable on the frame, a hopper secured ina stationary position in the drum, said hopper having a discharge opening, a stationary trough beneath the opening, means for discharging seed periodically from the hopper-into the trough, aplurality of discharge spouts in the drum, and radially projecting seed pickuprnems bers carried by the drum and traveling in. the

trough and adapted to pick up seed and, deposit the same into the spouts.

TI-IQMAS- WHITE. 

